襟 (kam1 | jin1) : lapel; bosom; brothers-in-law

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襟

kam1

jin1

[1] lapel; front of a garment
[2] bosom; breadth of mind
[3] brothers-in-law whose wives are sisters
[4] [variant] endure; bear | [standard] 禁

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Stroke count: 18

Level: 2

Radical: (#145)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

襟

This word has been viewed 6233 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Feb 2012 00:58

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開襟冷衫 hoi1 kam1 laang5*1 saam1 = cardigan 粵

襟兄弟 kam1 hing1 dai6 = brothers-in-law whose wives are sisters 粵

琵琶襟 pei4 paa4 kam1 = a woman's costume 粵

孖襟 maa1 kam1 = double breasted (as in a suit) 粵

單襟 daan1 kam1 = single breasted (as in a suit) 粵

胸襟狹窄 hung1 kam1 haap6 zaak3 xiong1 jin1 xia2 zhai3 = narrow-minded, rigid or restricted in one’s views

襟花 kam1 faa1 jin1 hua1 = boutonniere

襟章 kam1 zoeng1 = a medal; a badge 粵

襟睇 kam1 tai2 = looks good even after an extended period of time 粵

老襟 lou5 kam1 lao3 jin1 = 1. husbands of sisters 2. a male lover; a paramour 粵

襟針 kam1 zam1 jin1 zhen1 = brooch 粵

唔襟激 m4 kam1 gik1 wu2 jin1 ji1 = be unable to stand being aggrevated 粵

唔襟擠 m4 kam1 zai1 wu2 jin1 ji3 = said of an elderly person that cannot take the risk of being inactive, lest he or she die earlier 粵

襟興 kam1 hing1 jin1 xing1 = of sth. to not go out of style; of sth. trendy to stand the test of time 粵

胸襟 hung1 kam1 xiong1 jin1 = mind; aspiration

捉襟見肘 zuk1 kam1 gin3 zaau2 zhuo1 jin1 jian4 zhou3 = in dire straits

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 襟
Unicode code for this character: U+895f (off-site link)

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